Plant-protector.



F. GOMPF'.

PLANT PROTECTOR. APPLICATION mm APR. 30. m4.

PatentedApr. 6, 1915.

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THE NORRIS PETERS ca, PHGTO-LITHQ, WASHINGION, D. L.

FRANK eoivrrncr CLEVELAND, OHIO.

FFIQE.

PLANT-PROTECTOR.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK GoMPr, a citizen of the United States,residlng at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State.

ed and yet one which will effectually guard.

the plant, to which it is applied, against frost and rough usage inhandling.

In carrying out the above end, I provide a flexible sleeve slitthroughout its length and having a number of fasteners on its meetingedges, an expansible slit skirt at the lower end of said sleeve, meanswhereby said skirt may be contracted, a tab on the upper end of thesleeve, and coacting fasteners carried by said tab and sleeve.

A secondary object of the inven ion is to construct the skirt in such amanner as to allow the same to be expansibly or adjustably secured toflower pots and tubs of different sizes.

A still further object of the invention is to construct the entiredevice in the most simple manner consistent with its proper operation.

l/Viththese objects in view, the invention resides in certain novelfeatures ofconstruction'and combination, herein described and claimedand shown in the drawings, where- 1n Figure 1 is a perspective viewshowing the application of my invention; Fig. 2 is a detail verticalsection, taken upon the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a horizontalsection taken upon the line 3-3 thereof; and Fig. 4c is a plan view ofthe protector removed from the plant, showing more particularly itsconstruction.

In the accompanying drawings, I have shown my invention as including anupright 1 sleeve 1 which is slit throughout its length and provided onits meetingedges with a plurality of coactingfasteners 2 and 3, saidSpecification of Letters ll-f'atent.

fasteners being here shown of the type usually employed for the purposeof fastening.

gloves and the like. I a

'Depending from the lower end of the sleeve '1 and formed of flexiblematerial, is

a skirt 4 which is slitthroughout its length,

rate teua ae, 1e15,

App1icationfi1edApri130, 1914. Seria1 No.835,475. r v

said skirt being plaited, as indicated at 5,

and being of greater diameter at its lower end .thanat its upper end,said lower end being'tu-rned upon itself and stitched to provide a guide6 for a draw string l, the latter being adapted to have its freeendstied when the meetingedges of the skirt arebrought together around aflower pot or tub, indicated at .P in'the drawings.

LVVhen the device is in position upon a plant, the fasteners 2 and 3 aresecured and the draw string 7 is tied, as above suggested. It nowbecomes expedient to provide a simple and eflicient means for closingtheupper end of the sleeve, said means being here shown in the form of aflexible tab 8 which is attached to the upper end of the sleeve andwhich carries a fastener 9 for coaction with a complementary fastener10, carried by the sleeve. v I

The sleeve 1 is preferably formed of inner and outer layers 1. and 1,between which a lining of felt orother suitable inf sulating material ispositioned; the three layers being preferably secured together bylongitudinal rows of stitching- From the foregoing description and theaccompanying illustration, the construction and manner of application ofthe invention will be readily understood. It may be well,

however, to set forth the manner in which my improved protector isapplied to plants having the general characteristics of'ferns or palms.In thus applying the invention, the uppermost end of the sleeve 1 isfastened around the shank or trunk of the plant and gradually pulledupwardly, this upward movement drawing the leaves of the plant inwardly,after which the remaining fasteners are secured for the'purpose ofretaln- I heights and various forms of material may be employed forcarrying out the objects of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A plant protector of the character described, comprising acylindrical member split longitudinally throughout its length, aplurality of cooperating fasteners relatively arranged upon the meetingedges of said member, a flexible skirt depending from the lower edge ofthe latter, said skirt having a tapered formation from its attached toits free end whereby when the latter is positioned upon the upper edgeof a flower pot so as to circumscribe the same, said cylindrical memberrising therefrom will be supported in a vertical position thereby, adraw string around the lower edge of said skirt for contracting thesame, and a closer for the upper end of said cylindricalmembersubstantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A plant rotector of the character described comprising a cylindricalmember,the

latter being split longitudinally throughout its length and includingtwo layers of flexible material with an insulator intermediate the same,a plurality of cooperating fasteners relatively arranged upon themeeting edges of said member, a flexible skirt depending from the loweredge of the latter, said skirt having a tapered formation from itsattached to its free end whereby when the latter is positioned upon theupper edge of a flower pot so as to oircumscribe the same, saidcylindrical member rising therefrom will be supported in a verticalposition thereby, a draw string around the lower edge of said skirt forcontracting the same, and a closer for the upper end of said cylindricalmember substantially as and for purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

FRANK GOMPF.

/Vitnesses:

KARL BURKART, CHAS. F. GUTMANN.

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